Rail-joint.



PATENTED APR. 17, 1906.

G. A. WEBER,

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUN; 24, 1905.

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Inventor: GEORGE A WE'BE'R 'Attys,

PATENTED APR. 1'7, 1906.

G. A. WEBER. RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1905.

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, Inventor: GEORGE AAA/535 No. 817,824. PATENTED APR. 17, 1906. G. A.- WEBER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 24, 1905.

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I inventor: GE ORGE A. WEBER Attys nrrEn s'ra'rs ATNT OFFIQE.

GEORGE A. WEBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE RAIL JOINT COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A (JOB- PORATION OF NEW YORK.-

. RAIL-JOINT.

Patented April 17, 1906.

Original application filed March 31,1905, Serial No. 253,122. Divided and this application filed June 24,1905. Serial No. 266,707.

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A; WEBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification accompaniedby drawings.

This invention relates to railjoints and one of its objects is to hold the rails in position under the passage of a train and prevent the rail ends from moving upward when the wheels are passing from one rail to another.

Another object of the invention is to secure a firm downward hold upon the base-flanges of the rails. I

This application is a division of my copending application, Serial N 0. 253,122, filed March 31, 1905, for a rail-joint, for which division was required.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear; and to these ends the invention consists of a rail-joint for carrying out the above objects embodying the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts having the general mode of operation substantially as hereinafter fully described and claimed in this specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a transverse sectional view of a rail-joint embodying the invention having one rail-chair. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of a joint having two rail-chairs. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the joint, and Fig. 4 isa top plan view of the joint shown in Fig. 1.

Referring the drawings, A and B represent the meeting ends of rails resting upon the base (J ofthe rail-chair D. Extending across the joint at each side of the rails are side bars, in this instance shown in the form of anglebars E and F, the edge of the flange or lower leg of the angle-bar E extending substantially to the edge of the rail-flange or beyond in the usual manner a suilicient distance so that a spike may be placed through slots in said projecting edge.

The rail-chair D is provided with an upwardly, inwardly, and again upwardly bent 5o portion, the upright ortion forming'a boltplate. As shown, t e first u wardly-bent ortion is indicated at O. he inwardlyent portion is indicated by G. The nose or tween the inner face of the upright H of the chair and outer face of'the angle-bar F, so that when the'joint is tightened u the upright will be drawn firmly against t he anglebar. The act of drawlng the upright II against the angle-bar also insures a snug fit between the under side of the inwardlyturned portion G and the upper surface of the flange of the angle-bar. As 'shown in the drawings, only a portion of the under side of the inwardly-turned portion G bears upon the flange of the angle-bar where such portion is over the flange of the angle-bar. When the joint is tightened, a strong upward pressure is obtained beneath the heads of the rails and-a strong downward pressure upon the bases.

In forming the rail-chair with the inwardly and upwardly bent portion it will be seen that the bend which extends up and aroundfrom the base O of the chair is prolonged in a vertical direction, forming a substantially straight portion at the point C, which is preferably longer or higher than the combined height of the edges of the rail-base and the angle-bar flange. The object in so constructing the rail-chair with an enlarged and thickened portion at the first bend above the base is to strengthen the chair and provide agirder effect. It will be seen that the portion C referred to acts as an additional girder portion in the chair. A clearance is also provided at the bend for the entrance of the smaller end of the rail-flanges and the flanges of the angle-bar. One of the great advantages of providing clearance P between the outer face of the angle-bar and the upright of the chair re-' sides in the fact that inequalities in rolling the flanges of the rails or angle-bars is taken care of by the compensating fit afl'orded between the lower portion of the upright of the chair and the angle-bar. If the rail-flanges or flanges of the angle-bars are either thicker or thinner than required, or if the space between the base of the chair and the inwardlyturned portion is larger or smaller than required, due to inequalities in rolling, these differences are taken care of and compensated for by the construction of the chair, which adjusts itself to the parts when the joint is tightened, The clearance-space between the lower portion of the outer face of the angle bar may be entirely eliminated on tightening up the parts, and the chair will adjust itself against the angle-bar as the bolts are tightened. 1

According to the construction shown and described a base-support is provided in each case for the rails, with an angle-bar at one side of the joint and a chair having an inwardly and upwardly bent portion at the other side of the joint, forming a bolt-plate. The bent portion of the chair is of sufficient strength in each case to hold the rails down.

According to this invention there are three bearing-surfaces in the shoeangle at which it is desired to obtain a good fitthat is, under the bases of the rails, on top of the out- WELICllY-GXlZGIIdlD flange of the angle-plate, and against the face of the angle-bar.

Obviously some features of this invention may be used without others, and the invention may be embodied in Widely-varying forms.

Therefore, without limiting. the invention to the devices shown and described and without enumerating equivalents, I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent the followmg:

1. A rail-joint comprising the rails and side bars, said side bars having outwardlyextending lower flanges, a rail-chair having a base underneath the rail and an inwardly and upwardly bent portion forming a boltplate,

adapted to bear against the outer surface of,

one side bar and upon the upper surface of the lower flange of said side bar, and bolts for securin the parts of the joint to ether.

2. A rai -joint comprising the rai s and a rail-chair, an 1e-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chair being provided with a base underneath the rails, an inwardly and upwardly bent portion, the inwardly-bent portion of which is adapted to bear for a portion of its length only upon the upper surface of the base-flanges of the angle-bars where such length is over the flanges, while the upwardly-bent portion is adapted to bear against the outer portion of one angle-bar, and suitable bolts for securing the parts of the oint together.

3. A rail-joint comprising the rails and a rail-chair, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chair being provided with a base underneath the rails and an inwardly and upwardly bent portion, a compensating fit being provided between the outer portion of one angle-bar and the upwardly-bent por tion of the rail-chair, said chair being adapted to bear upon the flange of the angle-bar and suitable bolts for securing the parts of the joint together.

,4. A rail-joint comprising the rails and a rail-chair, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chair being provided with a base underneath the rails, and an inwardly and upwardly bent portion, the inwardlybent portion of the chair being adapted to bear for a portion of its length only upon the upper surface of the base-flange of the anglebar, where said length is over said flange, while clearance is provided between the lower portion of the angle-bar and the upwardly-bent portion of the chair to provide a, compensating fit whereby when the jolnt 1s tightened a fit over the flange of the anglebar and against the outer surface of said bar is insured.

5. A rail-joint comprising the rails and a rail-chair, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chair being provided with a base underneath the rails and an inwardly and upwardly bent portion adapted to bear upon the upper surface of the base-flange of one angle-bar and against the outer portion of one side of said bar, the rail-chair being provided with a heightened or prolonged bend in a vertical direction adjacent the base of the rail, thereby affording increased strength.

6. A rail-joint comprising the rails and a rail-chair, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chair belng provided with a base underneath the rails and an inwardly and upwardly bent portion, the rail-chair also being provided with a thickened and verticallyextended portion between the base of the chair and the inwardly-bent portion to provide increased strength, and the inwardly-turned portion of the chair being adapted to bear upon the flange of one anglebar.

7. A rail-joint comprising the rails and rail-chairs, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chairs being provided with bases underneath the rails, inwardly and upwardly bent portions, the inwardlybent portions of which are adapted to bear for portions of their lengths only upon the upper surfaces of the base-flanges of the angle-bars, where such length is over the flanges, While the upwardly-bentportions are adapted to bear against the outer portions of the angle-bars, and suitable bolts for securing the parts of the joint together.

8. A rail-joint comprising the rails and .raiLchairs, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chairs being provided with bases underneath the rails and inwardly and upwardly bent portions, a come pensating fit being provided between the outer portions of the angle-bars and the upwardly-bent portions of the rail-chairs, sald chairs bein adapted to bear upon the flanges of the ang e-bars and suitable bolts for securingthe arts of the joint together.

9. A rai -joint comprising the rails and rail-chairs, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chairs being provided with bases underneath the rails, and inwardly and upwardly bent ortions, the inwardly bent portions of t e chairs being adapted to bear for portions of theirlengths only upon the 11 per surfaces of the baseflanges of the ang e-bars, where said lengths are over said flanges, while clearance is provided between the lower portions of the angle-bars and the upwardly-bent portions of the chairs to provide a compensating fit whereby when the joint is tightened a fit over the flanges of the an le-bars and a ainst the outer surface of said ars is insures 10. A rail-joint comprising the rails and rail-chairs, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chairs bemg provided with bases underneath the rails and inwardly and upwardly bent portions adapted to bear upon the upper surfaces of the base-flanges of the angle-bars and against the outer portions of one side of said bars, the rail-chairs being provided with heightened or prolonged bends in a vertical direction adjacent the base of the rail, thereby affording increased strength.

' 11. A rail-joint comprising the rails and rail-chairs, angle-bars arranged at each side of the joint, said rail-chairs being provided with bases underneath the rails and inwardly and upwardly bent ortions, the railchairs also being provide with thickened and vertically-extended ortions between the bases of the chairs an the inwardly-bent portions to provide increased strength, and

the inwardly-turned portions of the chair beof the c air being integrally connecte to the baseby an upwardly-extended ortion.

' 13. A rail-joint comprising '0 e rails and rail-chairs, angle-bars at each side of the joint,

said rail-chairs beingprovided with bases underneath the rails and inwardly and upwardly bent portions adapted to bear upon the upper surfaces of the base-flanges of the angle-bars and against the outer portions of said angle bars, the inwardly turned portions ofthe chairs bein integrally connected to the base by upwardly-extended portions.

14. A rail-j oint comprising the rails and a rail-chair, an le-bars arranged ateach side of the joint, sai rail-chair being provided with abase underneath the rails, an upwardly, inwardly and again upwardly bent portion, the inwardly-bent portion of which is adapted to bear for a portion of its length only upon the upper surface of the base-flanges of the angle-bars, where such length is over said flange, while the upwardly-bent portion is adapted to bear against the outer portion of one side bar, and suitable bolts for securing the parts of the joint together.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscriblng' witnesses. 1 GEORGE A. WEBER.

' Witnesses:

E. P. LAGAY, A. L. OBRIEN. 

